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noun Chemistry.
noun
- an obsolete name for nitric acid
old name for “concentrated nitric acid,” c.1600, Latin, literally “strong water;” see aqua- + fort. So called for its power of dissolving metals (copper, silver) unaffected by other agents.
noun Chemistry.
noun
old name for “concentrated nitric acid,” c.1600, Latin, literally “strong water;” see aqua- + fort. So called for its power of dissolving metals (copper, silver) unaffected by other agents.